Evaluation of the Suitability of Some Local Materials as Cooling Pads

Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2007

Yazarlar: Tuncay GÜNHAN, Vedat DEMİR, ABDULKADİR YAĞCIOĞLU

BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Wos, 2007, cilt 3, ss 369-377

DOI: doi:10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2006.12.001

Özet

<p><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The&nbsp;objective&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;study&nbsp;was&nbsp;to&nbsp;evaluate&nbsp;the&nbsp;suitability&nbsp;of&nbsp;pumice&nbsp;stones,&nbsp;volcanic&nbsp;tuff&nbsp;and&nbsp;greenhouse&nbsp;shading&nbsp;net&nbsp;as&nbsp;alternative&nbsp;pad&nbsp;materials&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;widely&nbsp;used&nbsp;and&nbsp;commercial&nbsp;one&nbsp;called&nbsp;CELdek.&nbsp;For&nbsp;this&nbsp;purpose,&nbsp;the&nbsp;tests&nbsp;were&nbsp;carried&nbsp;out&nbsp;at&nbsp;four&nbsp;levels&nbsp;of&nbsp;air&nbsp;velocity&nbsp;(0-6,&nbsp;1-0,&nbsp;1.3&nbsp;and&nbsp;1.6&nbsp;ms(-1))&nbsp;four&nbsp;levels&nbsp;of&nbsp;water&nbsp;flow&nbsp;rate&nbsp;(1.0,&nbsp;1-25,&nbsp;1.5&nbsp;and&nbsp;1.75&nbsp;l&nbsp;min(-1))&nbsp;and&nbsp;three&nbsp;levels&nbsp;of&nbsp;pad&nbsp;thickness&nbsp;(50,&nbsp;100&nbsp;and&nbsp;150&nbsp;mm).&nbsp;The&nbsp;tests&nbsp;were&nbsp;made&nbsp;at&nbsp;30&nbsp;+/-&nbsp;1&nbsp;degrees&nbsp;C&nbsp;and&nbsp;40&nbsp;+/-&nbsp;1%&nbsp;relative&nbsp;humidity&nbsp;air&nbsp;conditions.&nbsp;The&nbsp;temperature&nbsp;of&nbsp;water&nbsp;flow&nbsp;was&nbsp;kept&nbsp;constant&nbsp;at&nbsp;25&nbsp;+/-&nbsp;2&nbsp;degrees&nbsp;C&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;tests.&nbsp;According&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;results&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;study,&nbsp;it&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;stated&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;volcanic&nbsp;tuff&nbsp;pads&nbsp;are&nbsp;good&nbsp;alternatives&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;CELdek&nbsp;pads&nbsp;at&nbsp;0.6&nbsp;m&nbsp;s(-1)&nbsp;air&nbsp;velocity.&nbsp;</span></p>

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